STEPCHLD
American restaurant · Nicollet Island
24 University Ave NE #100, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Highlights
Fusion fare, industrial features, plant accents, wall art & wine
Fusion fare, industrial features, plant accents, wall art & wine
"An Ethiopian-influenced restaurant by chef Kamal Mohamed that is closing after almost five years; the chef told the Star Tribune that rising costs, labor, rent, and limited seating were all factors in the decision. The menu featured East African influences in dishes like birria tacos with berbere spice and a smash burger topped with mitmita aioli." - Jeffy Mai
"Chef Kamal Mohamed’s Northeast restaurant Stepchld feels like a West Village hangout, with its snug, narrow dining room and slyly inventive menu. This food is delightfully “off-kilter,” as Mohamed puts it — sweet potatoes are fried into cayenne-dusted fritters; pork belly levels up alongside a ginger coconut rice; chicken wings come dusted in berbere spice and fenugreek. The mimita-spiced burger is especially popular, but the lavender nori shrimp, fermented in chile butter sauce that’s sopped up with sourdough, is an even better bet. Stepchld also has one of the Cities’ best selections of orange wine. Place reservations through Tock. —Justine Jones, with updates from Stacy Brooks" - Stacy Brooks
"Vines dangling from the ceiling and a colorful mural of Nina Simone and Erykah Badu to your left. No, you’re not chilling at your stylish friend’s North Loop loft, you’re eating brunch at Stepchld. Their menu has dishes that pull flavors from a variety of countries, like birria tacos seasoned with an Ethiopian berbere spice blend, and pork belly and ginger coconut rice upgraded with kimchi and gochujang aioli. The fried brussels sprouts flavored with apricot and curry are so good they’ll win over people who haven’t eaten anything green in the past decade, and the Cooper Burger is anything but basic, thanks to a sauce made with capsaicin-packed mitmita. For a sweet ending, split the crepe-style, einkorn flour ricotta blueberry pancakes." - stacy brooks
"Chef Kamal Mohamed’s Northeast restaurant StepChld feels like a West Village hangout, with its snug, narrow dining room and slyly inventive menu. This food is delightfully “off-kilter,” as Mohamed puts it. Examples of this have included sweet potatoes that are whipped and fried into cayenne-dusted fritters; pork belly leveled up alongside a silky coconut rice; chicken wings dusted in berbere spice and fenugreek. The mimita-spiced burger is especially popular, but the lavender nori shrimp, fermented in chile butter sauce that’s sopped up with sourdough, is an even better bet. StepChld also has one of the Cities’ best selections of orange wine." - Eater Staff
"Vines dangling from the ceiling above you and a colorful mural of Nina Simone and Erykah Badu to your left. No, you’re not chilling at your artsy friend’s stylish North Loop loft, you’re eating at Stepchld. Their menu has dishes that pull flavors from a variety of countries, like birria tacos seasoned with an Ethiopian berbere spice blend, and pork belly and ginger coconut rice punched up with kimchi and gochujang aioli. The roasted brussels sprouts flavored with apricot and curry are so good they’ll win over people who haven’t eaten anything green in the past decade, and the Cooper Burger is anything but basic, thanks to an aioli made with chili-packed spice mix mitmita. For a sweet ending, split the crepe-style, einkorn flour ricotta blueberry pancakes." - stacy brooks
